Revenge of the Hound (New Portway Large Print Books) [Import] [Hardcover]

MICHAEL HARDWICK (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 456 pages
• Publisher: CHIVERS LARGE PRINT (CHIVERS, WINDSOR, PARAGON C; Large Print Ed edition (1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074517180X
• ISBN-13: 978-0745171807
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great pickup to where Sir Conan left off, February 26, 2001

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Jeff (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Revenge of the Hound (Sherlock Holmes) (Paperback)

As with all non Doyle books about Holmes I am always hesitant to buy one for fear that it will not come close to the original but I am glad that I bought this book. Mr. Hardwick does a great job with his writing style in that you forget that you are reading a Holmes book authored by someone other than Mr. Doyle. Finished it in two days as it was that good.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great read, February 6, 2000

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This review is from: The Revenge of the Hound (Sherlock Holmes) (Paperback)

My dad is a great Holmes fan. . . I was hesitant to buy a non-Doyle sequel to Hound, but he did not put it down! He pronounced it "a great read!" Please write more! !

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars misleading, February 24, 2001

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heidi carlson (New York, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Revenge of the Hound (Sherlock Holmes) (Paperback)

This is a pretty good book and the author does a great job of evoking Arthur Canon Doyle's legendary characters but the title is a misnomer. For any reader expecting a return to the Scottish moors and the House of Baskervilles, they will be sorely disappointed. The hound in question is really just a minor subplot that felt hobbled on. It's as though the publisher came up with the title for sales purposes and the author complied by tacking on a side trip concerning a rabid hound but it covers less than maybe twenty pages if that.